Meditation

Children have a natural proclivity for letting go of distractions and being in the moment. Teaching them how to harness it offers them access to their own resiliency, which they can use throughout their lives.

If you’d love to write but something’s holding you back, follow Elena Brower’s tips for finding your flow.

Need a minute? How about 30. Take time to center yourself with this calming playlist, designed to help you really drop in.

You’ve heard a lot about—and maybe even practiced—prenatal yoga, but how about prenatal meditation?

Is happiness a choice? Master yoga teacher and Purna Yoga co-founder Aadil Palkhivala, who began his study of yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar at the age of 7, believes it is. Here, he explains how focusing the mind and opening your heart can help you get there.

Looking to refresh your mindfulness practice? Step outside: The flowers blooming all around you can actually be powerful meditation tools.

Do you have to do asana first? Is it like hypnosis? Dharma Mittra answers YJ readers’ common queries about this deep relaxation practice.

Want a juicier, more meaningful flow? Shiva Rea sets you up with add-on rituals steeped in tradition.

Over the last decade or so, we've been hearing that mind-body practices like yoga and meditation may affect our genes. A new review of the research solidifies it.

You may be comfy and relaxed, but trust us, you don’t want to sleep through the process of self-realization.

Yoga Journal Master Class teacher Shiva Rea offers the practice below as a way to meditate on the life-giving energy of the sun (surya) with your whole body.

For starters, it can offer the benefits of an extra four (yep, four!) hours of sleep. Here, Dharma Mittra shares why this is the practice for modern times.

Connection with the breath is the core of any yoga practice, and especially important for finding calm.

Being hard on yourself? These tips from our partner, Meditation Studio, can show you how to practice self-compassion.

This guided meditation is designed to help you feel that something has your back, so you can open your heart.

Prepare for a life-changing Sun Salutation practice with Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow pranams.

We reached out the authors of the recent Brown University study to unpack their findings.

Take your meditation practice to the museum with this mindful exercise in art observation.

Wherever it started, however long you've been buying into it, you CAN change drop your limiting beliefs about yourself and your body. Use this exercise to get started.

This contemplative meditation can be practiced regularly or whenever you feel overwhelmed, unstable, or emotionally shut down.

We can’t stop the waves from coming in and out of our lives, but we can learn to skillfully surf them when they do roll our way. Here are yoga and meditation teacher Coby Kozlowski offers tips and a meditation for navigating rough waters.

Meditation isn't a short-term prescription. It's a practice that continues day in and day out for the rest of your life. Here's how to play the long game.

It’s no secret that life can feel hard at times. This is especially true for empaths, who tend to be deeply affected by the energy of those around them, says Judith Orloff, MD, a Los Angeles–based psychiatrist and author of the new book The Empath’s Survival Guide.

Yogis have used singing bowls for decades, but in recent years crystal alchemy bowls seem to be displacing the traditional Tibetan variety. Discover the healing power behind their sound.

In the following from our partner Meditation Studio, yoga and meditation teacher Ashley Turner suggests 6 steps to manifest what you want to create this springtime.

Let your meditation practice take you places you never thought possible.

Meditation can help you find your soul and heal your body. Here’s how to get started with a healing practice.

No time to meditate? Dr. Tiffany Lester of Parsley Health offers peace-producing solution you can practice wherever you are without a meditation cushion or timer.

There’s something about the new year that inspires a go-go-go attitude in most of us. But if the urge to take a break and hibernate strikes, give in, says Stephanie Brown, PhD. Turns out, there are some big benefits.

A meditation practice on how to find happiness, even in your darkest hour.

This basic technique has the power to transform life’s challenges.

Just when you have the greatest need for meditation and the least amount of time to actually meditate, we have conveniently aggregated our best practices of the year. Happy holidays!

Hip-hop icon, record mogul, fashion designer, and author Russell Simmons just launched Tantris, a high-end activewear brand and yoga wellness center in West Hollywood. And he credits meditation with helping him create his vision.

Think you don’t have time for yoga during the holidays—much less 3-minute pose holds? Yoga Medicine teacher Shannon Stephens makes a case for why yin yoga may be the best practice for your busiest times.

Often during the holiday season we hear that to take care of others we must first take care of ourselves. Here's how to feel more ease and less drained.

Even your negative thoughts want you to find inner peace. Practice welcoming opposite thoughts in meditation.

If you answer emails at 10 pm, this one’s for you.

Meditate on your feelings to get calm, grounded, and healthy.

If you're wrestling with monkey mind, there’s a new mindfulness practice that’s as effective as it is pretty: the DIY glitter jar.

Coral Brown, a licensed mental-health counselor and senior Prana Vinyasa Flow teacher, shares four great mudras for this time of year.

Meditation is a procedure of cleansing the mind and taking out the garbage in the subconscious. These three Kundalini practices passed down by Yogi Bhajan will help you release conscious and subconscious fears that cause stress, worry, and anxiety.

Leah Perlman's new book Drawn Together is a collection of the most beloved of these illustrations. Here, she shares 12 of her poignant comics.

After Elena Brower's mother passed this year, she found a deeper connection to her meditation practice and with her family.

Spiritual teacher Eiman Al Zaabi shares how the practice of inquiry can both calm the mind and help you find meaning.

This five-day practice will help you discover and embrace the power of sitting every day.

Practice moving your attention into your chest and heart space, where you receive and give love.

Meditating on your breathing can help you feel calm, grounded, and connected.

Enjoy robust breathing, a free mind, and a bird’s-eye view with a light heart.

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the relationship between your core and steadiness in preparation for meditation.

Meditate on physical sensations, known as bodysensing, in order to feel calm, grounded, and healthy.

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Motivate yourself by dedicating a space for yoga inside your home. We have the five tips to create a meditation space that's perfect for you.

Use this simple meditation to encourage your mind to rest and enable your body to recharge so it can come back strong.

What does it mean to "sit with discomfort"? In Stephanie Snyder's meditation, you'll dissolve emotional blocks to experience deep joy.

Listen to your body to find your natural limits and healthy boundaries—along with core power, strength, and inner peace.

Richard Miller explains how meditating on what it means to just be can help you feel healthy and whole. Try his practice.

Visualization is playing with the imagination, a powerful resource. Use a glitter jar to illustrate to kids how mindfulness—the cultivation of stillness in the face of swirling chaos of life—affects us.

Find peace and empowerment in this guided meditation from Sonima and Elena Brower using mantra and affirmation to expand consciousness and increase joy.

Meditation can help us get in touch with the universal life force that connects us all. Here's how to align with your shakti.

As you progress in meditation practice, you’ll want some expert guidance. The following teachers recommended by Sonima are a good place to start.

In this guided meditation from Sonima, find balance and light through breath awareness that will uplift your practice of parenting.

Janet Stone, who will lead our upcoming Yoga for Moms online course, suggests this 10-minute meditation to help you focus on everything you DO have.

Yoga nidra, also known as “yogic sleep” is also a wonderful alternative to sleeping pills for anyone suffering from stress-induced insomnia.

Finding the time and motivation to meditate is difficult. That's why finding the right intention will help you stay focused on your goal of keeping a consistent meditation practice.

This practice helps dissolve the urge to react, so you can use your frustrations and irritations as productive learning tools.

Feeling small and limited? Gabrielle's three-minute meditation will help you blast through limitations and magnify your energetic vibrations.

Take some time alone with your thoughts and try this guided meditation from Sonima.com to help you lay the foundation for renewal.

Hugging meditation, made famous by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, is rooted in the belief that a good hug can have transformative effects.

Like it or not, you can't avoid people or parts of yourself that seriously frustrate you. The key to peace? Feeling even more connected to them through this meditation.

Float Therapy is on the rise. Find out why this womb-like experience just might elevate the way you meditate.

A quick but oh-so-beneficial meditation for your body and mind.

Meditation teacher and the best-selling author 
of Real Happiness shares ways to find fulfillment at work—even in jobs we may never love.

Nicki Doane, co-owner and director of Maya Yoga Studio in Maui, share a teaching from the fourth pada of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra.

Discover the meanings and intentions of different stones to help you find the mala truest to your unique, authentic self.

A practice that combines energizing and calming principles (brahmana and langhana) has a balancing, or samana, effect to quiet that monkey mind.

Keeping your eyes open if your body is listless, your mind dull, or your heart heavy can be a challenge. This 5-pose flow will help awaken your energy for meditation.

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Try this profoundly spiritual kundalini meditation video to cultivate patience, wisdom, and renewal of life.